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Anyone have any experiences with the Titan Ring Lock guides, are these a light weight guide, like the Fuji Titanium SiC guides but the price has me looking in a different direction. Would you reccomend these Ring Lock guides, or a different set.

I put this together a year ago: [www.stripersonline.com] I have been using quite a bit of teh Amtak Titanium guides, specifically the Virtus Heavy & Lite, as well as the Turbos. A year later, adn they are still improving the guides, they are doign a better job on prepping the guide feet as was posted a week or 2 ago on this forum.

Honestly, I don't think they need to read the board to know where they could improve. I know when I spoke to them last year, that they were already working on the things I had suggested improving on. I know Darrin put a lot of time and too a lot of pride into making these guides, and I think he's done a really good job. I also happen to know they are working on a new guide style which will hopefully be ready in a few weeks, I'm looking foward to working with these even though I haven't seen them in hand yet.

You know I am going to say I love the Titan Ring Lock guides and I certainly use them. The prices are different then Fuji but you donâ€™t sacrifice a thing. The Nanolite inserts are every bit as good as SiC and the frames offer corrosion protection, lighter weight, flexibility, and design features that enhance durability and function. We also have a complete guide series ranging from fresh-water, inshore, to heavy salt-water applications with more coming soon.

Bill we certainly do read the boards and Billy thank you for your kind words. Joe, Chase and I employ a collaborative effort in design that includes comments and requests from anybody that will talk to us (and some that wonâ€™t). We have many ideas for the improvement and development of new products however, being a small company we canâ€™t do it all at once. Economics and time dictate the part evolution but market acceptance is vital and we canâ€™t do it without input from builderâ€™s so thank you all for your comments and support.

The new guides will be coming soon and weâ€™ll announce them as they arrive, so stay tuned.